Li Ran finished the arrangement, and all the ministries arrived according to the plan. Looking under the city wall, I could vaguely see a crowd of people on top of the city wall. They were obviously attracted by the three thousand soldiers and horses led by Pei Yin Yijiu and came to check on the military situation.
Li Ran found a dry place to sit down, and the general beside him asked:
"Sir, what should we do next?"
Li Ran smiled slightly and said casually:
"Light the fire and raise the stove, you will be in the place where food, grass and baggage are stored!"
"Sir... this is a taboo for military strategists. Once the grain storage area is exposed, it will be easily found by the enemy. If there is any mistake, it will have a great impact on the morale of our army!"
"It doesn't matter, Li is still afraid that they won't find him!"
Later, Li Ran ordered people to place the flag on the top of the mountain. In this way, not only the approximate location of the grain and grass baggage was exposed, but now even his own position was exposed.
This made the generals look confused, but Li Ran remained calm and ordered only a thousand men to stay behind, but placed five thousand men in an ambush where the food, grass and baggage were.
There were still more than 6,000 people. Li Ran ordered 1,000 people to hide between the mountain and the baggage, while the last 5,000 people hid directly behind Shen Wuyu.
When the general saw this arrangement, he couldn't help but frown:
"Sir, if the enemy army comes directly to attack here, neither Pei Yin nor Lord Shen may be able to stop it..."
"Don't panic, don't panic! Just wait and see what happens!"
Li Ran's self-confidence made the generals dare not say anything anymore. After all, Li Ran's reputation had already become famous all over the world after the battle in Chaoyi.
Moreover, he has repeatedly made strange moves since then, which can be said to be a great success in their Chu country, and everyone knows it. The generals are also aware of these deeds.
Therefore, although Li Ran is now making dangerous moves, Shen Wuyu and Bi Yin Yijiu still obey Li Ran's advice.
As a burst of smoke rose, everyone in the baggage camp began to cook on the stove, and its location was completely exposed.
Li Ran didn't panic and just asked these people to prepare the meals and deliver them on foot. Several hours passed like this, and the sky gradually became dark.
Originally, Li Ran didn't have many troops, only a little over 10,000 capable warriors, and he had to protect his food, grass and baggage. But now Li Ran actually planned to "give up" the baggage directly.
Everyone knows that if the food station is lost, their situation will only become worse. However, from Li Ran's perspective, he didn't seem to pay much attention to these baggage items.
Taking advantage of the nightfall, Li Ran ordered the hundreds of people guarding the baggage to prepare pot helmets in advance and distribute them to various ministries quietly.
When everything was done, Li Ran slept in his clothes. The lieutenant who stayed with Li Ran was helpless when he saw that Li Ran was still so determined. He had no choice but to stay half asleep and half awake, and always stay vigilant.
Li Ran actually slept until Mao Shi. As soon as he got up, he looked towards the city, but nothing happened. There was a rather disappointed look on his face.
Not long after, Li Ran suddenly discovered that the city gate suddenly opened wide. And two more groups of people were marching out in formation. Knowing that this was a city, Wu Jun couldn't hold himself back and finally took the bait!
Li Ran called another corps commander at this time, and after whispering a few words in his ear, the corps commander immediately went down the mountain. Li Ran then said to the generals around him:
"If someone comes to attack the mountain in a while, please ask the general to lead his troops to resist. It will be delayed as long as possible. You must go all out!"
"Here!"
The deputy general didn't ask any questions. After retreating, he hurriedly started to wake up the few soldiers.
Because Pei Yin Yijiu didn't dare to close his eyes in the first half of the night, he only dared to take a nap in the second half of the night, and he didn't take off his armor all night long. When he got out of the tent, he suddenly heard the movement of enemy troops in the direction of the city.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Wu Jun was already dispatched.
He hurriedly gathered a thousand elite soldiers. According to the previous deployment, he only made a brief attack but did not fight. He withdrew them in time and stabilized his position, trying to lure the Wu army to pursue them.
But what Pei Yin Yijiu never expected was that the other party's troops were also divided into two groups. One group came to attack his camp, while the other group took a detour and went directly to the high ground where Li Ran was. .
Pei Yin Yijiu also knew that Li Ran must have a backup plan. Therefore, he could not take care of his side at this time, and could only focus on his own side to fight against the enemy.
After Shen Wuyu heard the movement, he also knew that the Wu troops in the city had come out in full force. At this moment, the corps commander sent by Li Ran suddenly arrived.
After the corps commander whispered a few words into Shen Wuyu's ear, Shen Wuyu looked at the corps commander strangely, then just waved his hand and said:
"Okay! Go and report to Mr. Wuyu, I understand!"
Shen Wuyu continued to lurk and did not expose himself.
When the group of Wu troops reached the foot of the mountain, they did not all rush up the mountain. Instead, they divided into two groups. One group attacked the mountain, and the other group went straight to the grain storage area.
When Li Ran saw this, he couldn't help but sneered, and ordered all his troops to lead a thousand soldiers to stand guard there and resist bravely.
The Wu people were approaching, and with a volley of bows and arrows, the Wu army that surrounded the mountain was immediately suppressed.
Just because the Chu army was in a commanding position in this mountain forest, the archers missed their arrows, leaving the Wu army helpless for a while. Moreover, since the Wu army was divided into several places, the attack deep here was not very fierce, and all this was expected by Li Ran.
At this moment, a fire broke out in the food storage area. Li Ran looked back and saw that the generals were all very anxious when they saw this. But Li Ran was still calm and unhurried.
Immediately afterwards, another burst of shouting came. It turned out that the ambushed Chu army began to besiege the Wu army who came to burn the baggage!
At this moment, another group of soldiers and horses came out of the city, but they ignored the three thousand troops of Pei Yin Yijiu, and instead took a detour and rushed straight to the grain storage area. Obviously, they were there to meet that group of Wu troops.
Everywhere was a battlefield, and the flames shone directly into the sky. Shen Wuyu originally led 4,000 troops, plus the hidden troops behind him. The two combined, totaling 6,000. When the city opened and closed for the third time, Shen Wuyu gave an order. , the infantry took the lead, the archers followed, and the halberdiers formed an array to attack.
Shen Wuyu led his men directly into the city. Since most of the Wu army in the city had already left the city to attack the baggage, it was empty at this moment.
Shen Wuyu saw nothing but Huaru City. For a moment, arrows flew away, like a plague of locusts, covering the sky and the earth. Shen Wuyu raised his arms and shouted:
"My fellow soldiers! Let Wu Jun take a look at our great man from Chu today!"
Shen Wuyu's words were conveyed by Tan Ma, and the soldiers were in high spirits and began to attack the city.
It turned out that Li Ran's strategy was to lure the Wu army out of the city to attack the commander's flag and baggage. He directly gave up his baggage and marched in danger, but let Shen Wuyu attack the city directly.
Food, grass and baggage are important, but after all, they are preparations for a protracted war. He knew very well that as long as they could successfully capture this place, what luggage would they not have?
The Wu army who came to attack the mountain suddenly lost all morale when they saw that their own family had been stolen. He wanted to turn around for rescue, but was directly stopped by Pei Yin Yijiu's troops. And Wu Jun, who was attacking the grain and grass, had too much time to take care of themselves, so how could he possibly go back for rescue?
At this moment, Li Ran asked the flag bearer to wave at the top again, and beat the marching drums. All the soldiers came out in full force, and he and Yi Yin Yijiu joined forces again. At this time, Li Ran was left with only a few corps commanders and a dozen soldiers.
Li Ran also climbed up a hilltop to watch with great composure. With a majestic appearance, he scolded Fang Qiu and smiled slightly. He watched Shen Wuyu capture the city.
There is no doubt that this battle was won!
